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'JOHN PARISH OF GROTON, MASS^ 



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HIS DESCENDANTS 



By 



ROSWELL PARISH, Jr. 



BOSTON 

NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY 

1909 






Eeprinted from the 

New Exgland Historical and Genealogical Register 

for October, 1909 



JOHN PAEISH OF GEOTON, MASS., AND SOME OF HIS 
DESCENDANTS. 



1. JoHN^ Parish of Groton, Mass., and earlier of Braintree and Mendon, 
was probably the first of the line in New England. The difference in the 
way of spelling the name of Paris and Parish, some using frequently two r's, 
has led to confusion, but there were apparently two distinct families, one 
bearing the name Paris, the other Parish. Of the Paris family were the 
Rev. Samuel Paris of witchcraft fame, his uncle John Paris a jalanter of 
Barbados, and Thomas Paris who ajDpears on Long Island in 1683. Of 
the Parish name the earliest seem to have been Thomas Parish of Cam- 
bridge, who came over in the Increase in 1635, and John Parish of Groton. 
Savage has called this John " perhaps a son of Thomas or a brother as 
seems more likely," but as there is no Thomas among John's six sons men- 
tioned in his will, it is probable that neither of these suppositions is correct. 
Nor does there seem to be any evidence fi'om wills or other sources of in- 
formation to connect him with the Paris family. 

John Parish first appears at Braintree, Mass., where he married first, 30 
June 1664, Hannah Jewell, born 12 Dec. 1643, a daughter of Thomas 
of the same place. They had a daughter Hannah born in Braintree 3 July 
1665, and soon afterwards must have moved to Mendon, Mass., where John 
Parish took an original proprietor's lot of twenty acres. The " Annals of 
Mendon " mentions his name in several records, the earliest being 1 Dec. 
1669, when he signed an agreement concerning the coming of a pastor to 
the church. Either during King Philip's War, or just after it, he went to 
Groton, for in the Concord records is found an agreement of the inhabitants 
of Groton, assembled at Concord 10 Dec. 1677, "that those present would 
go up in the spring following, and begin to repair our habitations again," 
which agreement he signed. At Groton he was a member of the council of 
safety which met 9 May 1689, just after Gov. Andros was deposed, and the 
same day he was elected a representative to the General Court. On 29 
Dec. 1685 he married, secondly, Maky Wattell, the daughter of John of 
Chelmsford, Mass. During King William's War, and on 17 Mar. 1691-2, 
in an agreement for the security of the town, " Ensign John Lakiu and 
John Parish," with others, were to compose one of the garrisons. Having 
suffered one Indian attack while at Mendon, John Parish. removed to Che- 
bacco Parish, Ipswich, Mass. There four more children were born to him. 
From Ipswich he went to Connecticut, where, on 15 Nov. 1704,- John 
Parish and Mary liis wife were admitted to the first church of Preston by 
letter from the Ipswich church. Here he died in 1715. 

Children by first wife : 

i. Hannah,^ b. in Braintree, Mass., 3 July 1665. A Hannah Parish d. 
unm. in Concord, Mass., 17 June 1753, ''aged about 90." 

2. ii. Samuel. 

3. iii. Benjamin. 
iv. John, b. prob. in Mendon, Mass. One of this name bought land in 

Brauford, Conn., in 1717. 

Children by second wife : 

V. Lydia, b. in Groton, Mass., 20 Apr. 1687 ; m. 20 May 1705, Christo- 
pher Tracy, b. in Preston, Conn., 1 Mar. 1680, d. 9 Feb. 1725, son 



of Jonathan and Mary (Griswold). Children, all b. in Preston: 
1. Lijdia, b. 5 May 1706. 2. 3Iary, b. 14 Jan. 1708. 3. Hannah^ 
b. 27 Apr. 1709. 4. Christopher, b. 1 June 1711. 5. Jonathan., b. 
16 Dec. 1713. 6. Lucii, b. 9 Feb. 1716. 7. Bethiah, b. 19 July 
1718. 8. Dorothy, b. li Jan. 1720. 9. Esther, h. 19 Jan. 1721. 10. 
Deborah, b. 20 Apr. 1722. 11. Solomon, b. 8 Aug. 1724. 12. Jerusha, 
b. 4 May 1725. 

vi. Elizabeth, b. in Groton 19 Mar. 1691 ; m. 6 Jan. 1714, Francis 
TuACY, b. in Preston, Conn., 1 Apr. 1690, d. 28 Nov. 1755, son of 
Jonathan and Mary (Griswold). Children: 1. Elizabeth, b. 23 
Aug. 1714. 2. Isaac, b. 9 Nov. 1716 (?1715). 3. Francis, b. 23 
Feb. 1716-17. 4. Thankfull, b. 29 Nov. 1718. 5. Mirium, b. 12 
Oct. 1720. 6. Sherabiah, b. 15 Jan. 1722. 

vii. SxU'>AH, b. in Ipswich, Mass., 16 Jan. 1692; d. in Preston, Conn., 10 
Jan. 1728; m. 6 Oct. 1709, David Tracy, b. 4 Sept. 1687, d. bef. 
6 May 1752, son of Jonathan and Mary (Griswold). Children: 
1. Sarah,]). 17 June 1710. 2. Mary,h. 2 Apr. 1712. 3. Zerviah, 
b. 12 Sept. 1714. 4. Ziiwrah, b. 10 Sept. 1716. 5. Mary, b. 25 
Nov. 1718. 6. David, b. 7 May 1721. 7. Lemuel, b. 25 Nov. 1722. 
8. Bachel, b. 29 Nov. 1724. 9. Irene, b. 19 Jan. 1727. He m. (2) 
27 Sept. 1733, Elizabeth Davis of North Stonington, Conn. 

4. viii. William, b. in Ipswich 11 Feb. 1694. 

5. ix. Isaac, b. in Ipswich 17 Mar. 1697. 

X. Eachell, b. ta Ipswich 14 Feb. 1699 ; m. 28 Oct. 1719, Joshtja Parke. 
si. Mary, b. in Preston, Conn., 8 Oct. 1704 ;. m. there, 9 Nov. 1725, 

Jonathan Brewster, b. 6 June 1705, sou of Capt. Daniel and 

Hannah (Gager). Children, all b. in Preston: 1. Lucretia, b. 14 

Aug. 1727. 2. liuth, b. 6 Apr. 1730. 3. Ephraim, b. 20 Aug. 

1731. 4. Jonathan,]). 8 June 1734. 5. Mary, b. 2 Dec. 1735. 6. 

Lydia, b. 13 Mar. 1738. 7. Hannah, b. 5 Mar. 1740. 8. Jonah., 

bapt. 30 Mar. 1746. 
xii. Abigail, b. in Preston 25 Mar. 1708. 
xiii. Dorothy, b. in Preston 7 June 1710; d. in Windham, Conn., 12 

July 1778, '' in the 78th year of her age," prob. a clerical error for 

68th ; m. in Windham, 9 Nov. 1726, Thomas Bass, who d. there 

8 Jan. 1787, aged 86. Children, all b. in Windham: 1. John, b. 

14 Sept. 1727. 2. 3Iarv, b. 20 Jan. 1729. 3. Elizabeth, b. 1 Mar. 

1731. 4. Dorithy, b. 29 Oct. 1736. 5. Lydia, b. 15 Apr. 1738. 6. 

Joab, b. 9 Dec. 1739. 7. Jonathan, b. 31 Dec. 1741. 8. Abisha,]). 

1 Aug. 1745. 9. Joshua, b. 6 Mar. 1749. 10. Bachel, b. 20 Aug. 

1750. 
xiv. Ephrabi, " not of age " in 1715. His father in his will suggests the 

possibility of his being "put to a trade." 

Samuel^ Parish (John'-), probably born in Mendon, Mass., apparently 
followed closely in the footsteps of his father, for in 1698-9 and 
1700 his name appears in the church records at Essex, Mass., then 
Chebacco Parish, and later, after his father went to Stonington, 
Conn., he was admitted an inhabitant of Norwich, Conn., in 1716. 
On 18 Apr. 1719, and again on 28 Apr. 1719, he bought land there, 
situated on the west side of the Quinnebaug River, and made it the 
homestead. In a quitclaim deed after his death, his children Joel, 
Solomon, Nathaniel, and Mary Parish relinquished this same tract 
to " our Brother Samuel Parish," 9 June 1735, the others, Nehe- 
miah and Eeceeca, not being of age at that date. He died in May 

1735, but the date of his marriage to Mart is not known. 

Children : 

6. i. Sajmlt;l,=' b. in Chebacco Parish, Ipswich, Mass., 12 Oct. 1700. 

ii. Joel, m. 27 June 1732, Eebecca Green, "-both of Canterbury," Conn, 
iii. Mary, d. in Norwich, Conn., 8 Jan. 1771. 

7. iv. Solomon, b. in Norwicli 1 Oct. 1710. 



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8. T. Nathaniel, b. 12 Jan. 1712-13. 

vi. Nkhemiah, b. in Norwich 1715 ; m. 1737, Ruth Gkeen, who d. 26 

Dec. 1754. 
vii. Rebecca, b. in Norwich 1718. 
viii. John(?). 

. Benjamin^ Parish (Jo/m^), probably born in Mendon, Mass., lived 
in Preston, Conn., as is evidenced by a deed and the distribution of 
the estate of Jonathan Tracy who, on the 29 Nov. 1711, conveyed 
" unto my son and daughter Benjamin parish and mary his wife " 
about " thurty and fine Acres " of land " Situate and being in 
preston where sd Beniamin parishes Dwelling house now stands." 
He married, 18 Aj)r. 1705, SIary Tracy of Preston, born 7 Sept. 
1682, daughter of the above-mentioned Jonathan and Mary (Gris- 
wold). 

Children : . 

— i. Benjamin,^' b. 10 May 1706 ; m. 29 Jan. 1735-6, Mary Rude of Can- 
terbury, Conn. 
_--ii. Joseph, b. 18 Jan. 1708 ; m. 3 July 1735, Mary Jones. 

iii. Mary, b. 10 Aug. 1709 ; m. 18 Dec. 1729, Richard Cook of Norwich, 
Couu., sou of Obed. Children: 1. Abigail^ h.Msij 1730; m. Peter 
Park (?). 2. Jarecl, b. 20 Apr. 1732; m. 21 Dec. 1753, Ruth 
liutchins. 3. Elijah, b. 1 Oct. 1733; d. unm. 16 May 1755. 4. 
Ilassa (3Ienassah), m. 6 Oct. 1761, Sileuce Geer. 5. Mary, m. 23 
Nov. 1758, William Adams. 6. Fhebe, b. 5 Dec. 1745. 

iv. Hannah, b. 16 Apr. 1711. 

V. Az.\EiAH, b. 5 July 1713; d. unm. in Preston, Conn., 10 Apr. 1740. 

vi. TajSISON, b. 20 Aug. 1715. 

vii. Debouah, b. 7 June 1718. 

viii. Danielle, b. 28 May 1720. 
--- ix. Jerusha, b. 30 June 1722. 

X. Abigall, b. 31 July 1725. 

. William'^ Parish (Joh?i^), born in Ipswich, Mass., 11 Feb. 1694, 
died in Windham, Conn., 21 Oct. 1763, aged 68. He married first, 
in Windham, 8 Nov. 1716, Jerusha Smith, who died 23 Mar. 
1727; secondly, in Windliam, 23 May 1738, Bethia Brewster, 
born 5 Apr. 1702, died 8 Feb. 1741, daughter of Capt. Daniel and 
Hannah (Gager) of Preston, Conn. ; and thirdly, 13 Apr. 1742, 
Jerusha Ayer, who died in 1777. After selling his share of the 
land in Stonington, Conn., inherited from his father, he removed to 
Windham, and settled there, buying considerable property. 

Children by first wife, all born in Windham : 
i. William,^ b. 11 Aug. 1717; d. in Windham 15 Nov. 1724. 
ii. Lydia, b. 16 Sept. 1719; m. 20 May 1741, Benajah Pakke of Pres- 
ton, Conn. Children, all b. in Preston: 1. Jerusha, b. 24 Dec. 
1741. 2. Hannah, b. 14 Feb. 1744. 3. A^ne, b. 28 Oct. 1745. 4. 
Benajah, b. 1 Jan. 1749. 5. William, b. 14 Aug. 1750. 6. Lydia, 
b. 3 Dec. 1752. 7. Jonah, b. 3 Apr. 1756. 8. Levy, b. 3 July 1760. 
iii. Asa, b. 27 Jan. 1723. 

9. iv. William, b. 16 Jan. 1725. 
10. V. John, b. 10 Mar. 1727. 

Children by second wife, all born in Windham : 

vi. Bethia, b. 26 Sept. 1739 ; d. 2 Feb. 1800 ; m. in Windham, 2 Oct. 
1755, Capt. Samuel MouGan of Windham, b. in Preston, Conn., 
18 May 1734, d. 10 Jan. 1807, son of Samuel. Children, all b. in 
Windham: 1. Lucy, b. 3 Feb. 1756; m. 21 Oct. 1778, Clifford 
Robinson. 2. Nathan, b. 6 Sept. 1758 ; m. 19 Oct. 1780, Abigail 



Palmer. 3. Samuel^ b. 27 Dec. 1760; m. Sibyl Huntington. 4, 
Asher, b. 30 Aug. 1762; m. CyntMa Gager. 5. Matilda, b. 6 Oct. 
1764; m. Nathaniel Mannuig. 6. Loisa, b. 18 Aug. 1766; m. Eos- 
well Ripley. 7. William, b. 22 June 1768 ; m. (1) ; m. (2) 

Jerusha Elswortb; m. (3) . 8. Eunice, b. 14 Mar. 1770; 

m. Icliabod Mudge. 9. Elisha, b. 28 Jan. 1773; m. 1796, Annie 
Parish. 10. Martha, b. 27 Jan. 1775 ; m. Ariel Palmer. 11. Allice, 
b. 20 Aug. 1777 ; m. 23 May 1802, Dr. James Webb. 12. James, 
b. 23 July 1779 ; d. 6 Nov. 1803. 13. A son, b. and d. same day, 
July 1781. 
vii. Jekusha, b. 1 Peb. 1741; d. 14 Feb. 1741. 

Child by thii'cl wife : 

viii. Jekusha, b. 29 Aug. 1744 ; d. in "Windham 24 Mar. 1746. 

. IsAAC^ Pakish {John^), born in Ipswich, Mass., 17 Mar. 1697, mar- 
ried in Windham, Conn., 31 Mar. 1721, Margaret Smith, who 
died there 20 Dec. 1753, aged 55. Leaving Stonington, Conn., he 
went to Windham and bought land there, as recorded in several 
deeds, the earliest being dated 2 Aug. 1720. The History of Wind- 
ham County says that Isaac Parish (probably this one) " kept a 
tavern in Windham before 1760," and that John Parish (Phis son) 
"took out a tavern license in Windham in 1760." His estate was 
distributed 23 Jan. 1765. 
Children : 

i. JoHN,=' b. in Windham 1 Mar. 1722 ; d. there 23 Dec. 1724. 
ii. Isaac, b. in Windham 16 Dec. 1723. Not mentioned in the distribu- 
tion of his father's estate in 1765. 
11. iii. Zebuxon, b. in Windham 12 Feb. 1726. 

iv. Jerusha, b. 6 Nov. 1727; m. 21 Apr. 1745, Jacob Simons, who d. in 
Wmdham 10 Apr. 1760. Children: 1. Jerusha, h. 2 Nov. 1747. 
2. Shuball, b. 6 Nov. 1749. 3. Eunice,-^. 29 Oct. 1751. 4. Elijah, 
b. 21 Dec. 1753 ; d. in Windham 8 Oct. 1754. 5. Anna, b. 21 Mar. 
1756. 6. 3Iary, b. 28 Mar. 1760. 
Oliver, b. in Windham 29 July 1730. 
John, b. in Windham 24. July 1732. 

MaeGjVret, b. in Windhahi 10 Oct. 1735 ; m. 24 May 1761, Ebenezer 
Kingsbury of Windham. Children, all b. in Windham : 1. Mar- 
garet, h. 3 Jan. 1763. 2. Alfred, b. 7 Jan. 1765. 3. Eunice (twin), 
b. 5 Sept. 1767. 4. Jbsep/i (twin), b. 5 Sept. 1767. 
Archippus, b. in Wiudham 10 Oct. 1735. 

Ester, b. in Windham 15 Jime 1738 ; m. 26 Jan. 1758, Joseph Ses- 
sions, Jr., of Windham, ta. 12 Sept. 1734. They had Ester, b. in 
Windham 6 June 1758. 
X. Susannah, b. m Wuidham 20 Oct. 1742; m. 18 Feb. 1762, John 
Spoffoed of Windham, b. 25 July 1736, son of Francis and Pris- 
cilla (Walcott). They later settled in Lisbon, Conn., but their 
children were all b. in Windham. Several of them removed to 
Manslield, Conn. Children: 1. OZjuer, b. 27 Aug. 1762. 2. Lester, 
b. 20 Mar. 1764. 3. Abel, b. 31 July 1766. 4. Lydia, b. 6 June 
1768. 5. Minor, b. 19 Mar. 1770. 

Samuel^ Parish {Samuel,'^ Johv}) was born in Chebacco Parish, Ips- 
wich, Mass., 12 Oct. 1700. He married, 6 July 1724, Mart Rood 
of Norwich, Conn., and was admitted by letter to the First Congre- 
gational Church of Canterbury, Conn., 7 Apr. 1742. In Sept. 1744 
Samuel Parish, with a majority of the church, signed a protest 
against the call by the society of the Rev. Mr. Cogswell. The final 
separation of these members from the church occurred in Dec. 1744, 



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and on 10 Sept. 1746 he was a subscriber to the call of Solomon 
Paine as pastor. 
Children : 

i. Samuel,* b. 12 Feb. 1728. Adm. to the First Congregational Church 

of Canterbury 26 Sept. 1746. 
ii. Ebenezek, b. in Canterbury 8 June 1730. 

15. iii. Lemuel, b. in Canterbury 17 Nov. 1732. 

iv. Maky, b. 17 Feb. 1735 ; m. Dea. John Bond of Canterbury. 

r. Judith, b. in Canterbury 26 Mar. 1737. 

16. vi. Elijah, bapt. in Canterbury 9 Apr. 1740. . 
vii. Sylvia. 

viii. Elisha, b. in Canterbury 3 Jan. 1742-3. 
ix. Deborah, d. in Canterbury 29 Aug. 1749. 

7. Solomon^ Parish {Samuel,^ John}), born in Norv^^ich, Conn., 1 Oct. 
1710, married, 26 Jan. 1744, Dinah Wood, daughter of Thomas 
of Mansfield, Conn. Solomon removed from Norwich to Mans- 
field, where all his children were born. 
Children : 

> i. John,* b. 8 Nov. 1744. _ 

ii. Abigail, b. 14 July 1746. 

iii. Euth, b. 22 Aug. 1748. 

iv. Eebecka, b. 18 July 1750; d. 10 Sept. 1753, 

V. Mehitable, b. 3 June 1752. 

vi. Solomon, b. 3 June 1754. 

vii. Lucy, b. 9 June 1757. 

'8. Nathaniel^ Parish (Samuel,^ John^) of Norwich, Conn., born 12 
Jan. 1712-13, died 26 Mar. 1767. He married, 26 July 1739, 
Kesiah Armstrong of Norwich, who died 25 Feb. 1781. 
Children : 

i. Andrew,* b. 14 Dec. 1740 ; d. 9 Sept. 1764 ; m. 27 Mar. 1763, Lydia 
I Corning of Norwich. They had one son, Andrew,^ b. 18 Feb. 

1764, who m. 28 Nov. 1790, Susanna Stroud. 

ii. Elizabeth, b. in Norwich 25 Oct. 1743; d. there 17 Aug. 1744. 

iii. Elizabeth, b. 14 Oct. 1745 ; m. 27 Dec. 1770, Elisha Corning of 
Norwich. Children: 1. Josiah^ b. 20 Feb. 1772. 2. Susanna, 
b. 27 July 1775. 3. Andreiu, b. 26 Feb. 1778. 4. Misha Parish, 
b. 25 Jan. 1781. 

iv. Nathaniel, b. 21 Oct. 1748 ; m. Lucy , who d. 28 June 1821, 

aged 76. They had a son, Nathaniel,^ who m. 28 Oct. 1821, Clar- 
issa Woodworth. 

17. V. Elijah, b. 16 Feb. 1750. 

. William^ Parish {William,'^ John^), hovn in Windham, Conn., 16 
Jan. 1725, died there 23 Oct. 1762, aged 37. He married in 
Windham, 11 May 1749, Dorothy Kingsley, who died 22 Sept. 
1753. He was a farmer, and remained in Windham, where all his 
children were born. 
Children : 

18. i. Eliphaz,* b. 2 Sept. 1749. 

ii. Eunice, b. 2 May 1751 ; m. in "Windham, 27 Jan. 1780, Roger Cary 
of that place, b. 7 Jan. 1759, son of Capt. Nathaniel. Children, 
all b. in Windham: 1. Nathaniel, h. 16 Sept. 1780. 2. Joseph, 
b. 4 July 1783. 3. Eunice, b. 3 Dec. 1787. 

19. iii. EoswELL, b. 2 Oct. 1752. 




10. JoHN^ Parish {William,^ Johi^) of Windham, Conn., was born 1 

Mar. 1727. He married first, 18 Oct. 1750, Hannah Herring 
TON of Windham, who died there 9 Feb. 1777 ; and secondly, 1 
Apr. 1778, Hannah Hibbard. The records of his first marriag 
and of the birth of his first two children are found in Prestoi 
Conn., so that he may have been there for a short time. 
Children by first wife : 

i. Cyprian,* b. 8 Sept. 1751. 

Phebe, b. 17 June 1753. 

Ephraim, b. 27 Mar. 1755. '—' 

Lucy, b. 6 Dec. 1757. 

WiTxiAM, b. 25" May 1760. 

Oliver, b. 15 Apr. 1762. 

Hannah, b. 31 Jan. 1764. 
viii. Asa, b. 25 Mar. 1766. 
ix. Jerusha, b. 12 Dec. 1768. 
X. Cynthia, b. 8 Oct. 1770. , 

Child by second wife : 

xi. John, b. 23 Jan. 1779. — . 

11. Zebulon^ Parish {Isaac,^ Jo/m^), born in Windham, Conn., I'j 

Feb. 1726, married Hannah Kimball. He was a farmer an 

lived in Windham, where all his children were born. 
Children : 

i. Isaac,* b. 23 Sept. 1749 ; m. in Windham, 14 Nov. 1774, Mary Clari 

ii. Jacob, b. 30 Jan. 1752 ; removed in 1788 from Windham to Eai 
dolph, Vt., with his younger brother Nathan. He had at leas 
two sons, botli of whom lived and died in Kandolph, Daniel,^ wh 
had no cliildreu, and Jacob Kimhall^ who was b. 13 Sept. 1793, an 
d. 10 Nov. 1881. - 

iii. Stephen, b. 28 Jan. 1755. 

iv. Abraham, b. 14 Feb. 1757; d. 23 Jan. 1772. 

V. Mary, b. 18 Apr. 1759 ; m. Dane. 

• vi. Irena, b. 27 Oct. 1761 ; m. Reed. 

vii. Lucy, b. 18 June 1764. 

viii. Jasper, b. 9 Mar. 1767. He was captured by Indians in 1778, ari 
was obliged to remain among tliem until released at Fort Stanwi 
under a treaty of 1784. During Washington's administration 1 
was appohited interpreter to the Six Nations, and afterwards sul 
agent, both of which offices he held for more than thirty year 
He settled at Canaudaigua, N. Y., where he d. in 1836. 

ix. Nathan, b. 30 June 1769, went to Vermont with his brother Jacol 
and settled in Brookfleld. He had four sons and Qxe daus. 
20. X. Abraham, b. 30 Mar. 1772. 

12. Oliver^ Parish {Isaac,'^ John^), born in Windham, Conn., 29 JuJi^ 

1730, married there, 22 Dec. 1756, Mary Kimball of Presto] 
Conn. Letters of administration on his estate were granted 
Mar. 1761. 

Children, all born in Windliam : 

i. Chester,* b. 2 Nov. 1757 ; d. in Windham 8 Feb. 1758. 
ii. Dan, b. 15 Jan. 1759. 
iii. Oliver, b. 12 May 1761. 

13. John^ Parish {Isaac,^ Joh'n}), born in Windham, Conn., 24 Jn 

1732, married there, 27 May 1756, Tamma Preston. Pie livi 
in Windham at Parish Hill, and all his children were born there. 
Children : I 

i. Sarah,* b. 2 Mar. 1757 ; m. Robinson. 



ii. Tammy, b. 27 May 1759 ; m. Jennings. 

21. iii. Jesse, b. 11 Mar. 1761. 

iv. Weltheann, b. 18 Aug. 1763 ; d. in Chaplin, Conn. 

V. AsAEL, b. 28 Aug. 1765. 

vi. Anna, b. 31 Dec. 1767; m. Elisha Mokgan. 

vii. Matilda, b. 12 Apr. 1770; m. in Windham, 23 Nov. 1791, Eleazbe 
Cary of that place. Children, all b. in Windham : 1. Thomas 
Storrs, b. 21 Mar. 1792. 2. Lucia, b. 2 Jan. 1794 ; d. 27 Eeb. 1795. 
3. Lucia, b. 16 June 1795. 4. Hariot, b. 29 Dec. 1799. 

viii. Alice, b. 31 May 1773 ; m. Rice. 

ix. Patte, b. 24 Feb. 1776; m. Cyrus Adams. 
. X. Freeman, b. 30 Sept. 1779. 

14. Archippus^ Parish (Isaac,'^ John}), born in Windham, Conn., 10 

Oct. 1735, married there, 10 Mar. 1763, Abigail Burnap. He 
evidently v^ent to Mansfield, Conn., as his vpill, dated Mansfield 
18 Dec. 1780, vs^as proved there 10 Jan. 1781. 
Children : 

i. Abigail,* b. in Windham 25 Dec. 1763. 

ii. Mary, b. in Windham 12 Oct. 1765. 

iii. Annie. 

iv. Alathea. 

22. V. Archippos, b. in Mansfield 27 Jan. 1773. 

vi. Abraham, b. 10 June 1778; m. 15 Mar. 1801, Jejuma Wright, b. 25 
Aug. 1780, d. ui Wilkes Barre, Pa., 11 Jan. 1823, dau. of Bleazer*; 
ten children. (See Register, vol. 35, p. 82.) 

15. Lemuel^ Parish (Samuel,^ Samuel,^ Jblm^), born in Canterbury, 

Conn., 17 Nov. 1732, died there 17 Apr. 1821. He married, 4 May 
1758, Zerviah Smith, born 8 Nov. 1741, died 13 May 1828, 
daughter of John and Mehitable (Adams), and lived in Canterbury, 
where all his children were born. 
Children : 

23. i. RoswELL,^ b. 18 Oct. 1759. 

ii. John, b. 11 June 1761 ; d. in Brooklyn, Conn., 29 Dec. 1835; m. (1) 
in Brooklyn, 30 May 1790, Elizabeth Whitney, who d. there 
6 Jan. 1802 ; m. (2) Sarah Church. " Was Brooklyn's second 
lawyer." 

iii. Obadiah, b. 22 Sept. 1764; d. in Gilmanton, N. H.. 16 Nov. 1794; 
m. 4 Dec. 1793, Hannah Badger, b. 12 Apr. 1772, d. 20 Jan. 1803, 
dau. of Gen. Joseph, Jr., and Elizabeth (Parsons) of Gilmanton. 

iv. RuEUS, b. 8 or 16 Sept. 1768; d. in Gilmanton, N. H., 5 June 1853; 
m. (1) 22 Nov. 1789, Anna Brewster, who d. 19 Aug. 1798; m. 
(2) 26 Sept. 1799, Sally Badger, b. 9 Dec. 1773, dau. of Gen. 
Joseph, Jr., and Elizabeth (Parsons) of Gilmanton. 

V. Cynthia, b. 19 Eeb. 1770; d. in Tqlland, Conn., 21 Feb. 1837; m. 
31 Mar. 1798, Ebenezer Waldo, b. 6 Apr. 1771, d. 27 Aug. 1840, 
sou of Zachariah and Elizabeth (Wight) . 

vi. Mehitable, b. 22 Jan. 1773; d. 10 May 1775. 

vii. Jeremiah, b. 17 Oct. 1775 ; d. in Tolland, Conn., 13 or 18 Jan. 1856 ; 
m. Lydia Manning, b. 27 Mar. 1785, dau. of Calvin and Lydia 
(Robertson) of Coventry, Conn. Children: 1. Ariel,^'b. 2 July 
1808; d. LQ Denver, Colo., 1885; m. (1) 3 Apr. 1836, Carolme 
Dickerman, who d. 25 July 1838 ; m. (2) 28 Nov. 1839, Anna Woods. 
2. Lydia, b. 27 Sept. 1814; d. unm. 3. Jeremiah S., b. 24 Oct. 
1821 ; m. Caroline E. Angell. 4. Misa M., b. 26 Mar. 1823 ; d. unm. 
5. John C, b. 4 Mar. 1832 ; d. in Des Moines, Iowa, 1890; m. Mrs. 
Amanda Spangler of that place ; no children. 

16. Elijah* Parish {Samuel,^ Samuel,^ John}), baptized in Canterbury, 

Conn., 9 Apr. 1740, died in Goffstown, N. Y., in 1817. He mar- 



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ried Eunice Foster, who died 13 Dec. 1799, aged 66, daughter 
of Nathan and Hannah (Standish) of Stafford, Conn. 

Children : 
i, Eev. Elijah, 5 b. in Lebanon, Coun., 7 Nov. 1762; d. 15 Oct. 1825; 

m. 7 Nov. 1796, Mary Hale, who d. 30 May 1831, aged 64, dau. of 

Dea. Joseph and Mary (Northeud) of Byfleld, Mass. He fitted 

for college at Plaiufield Academy, graduated from Dartmouth in 

1785, and preached at Byfield. 
ii. Eev. Ariel, b. in Lebanon 29 Nov. 1764 ; d. 20 May 1794 ; m. 7 July 

1792, Hanxah Chute, b. Apr. 1765, d. 28 Apr. 1842, dau. of Capt. 

Daniel and Hannah (Adams) of Byfield, Mass. He graduated 

from Dartmouth College in 1788. 
iii. Philomela, b. 4 Dec. 1768 ; d. in Bedford, N. H., 24 July 1818 ; m. 

26 June 1794, Dea. Stephen Thutiston, b. in Eowley, Mass., 

2 Jan. 1770. He m. twice afterwards, 
iv. Asa, d. 20 Peb. 1772, aged 3. 

17. Elijah^ Parish (Nathaniel,^ Samuel,^ John^) was born 16 Feb. 1750, 

He settled in Norwich, Conn., and married Marion Baker, 
daughter of Gideon. 
Children : 

i. Elijah,^ m. Eunice Sanford, who afterwards m. Aaron Armstrong, 
andd. 23 July 1821. 

ii. Nathaniel, b. 19 Apr. 1777 ; d. 3 June 1868 ; settled in Moutville, 
Conn. ; m. (1) Sarah Rogers, b. 30 Sept. 1778, d. 24 Aug. 1827, 
dau. of Jehial and Amy (Vibbert) ; m. (2) 25 Feb. 1829, Lucy 
Jewett Eaymond, b*. 18 Feb. 1787, d. 20 Oct. 1848, dau. of Col. 
Milf ord and Eleanor (Bradford) . 

iii. Kesiah, m. Asa Smith, son of Beujamm. 

iv. Ebenezer. 

V. Nancy, m. Joseph Powers. 

18. Eliphaz* Parish ( William,^ William,'^ Johii^) of "Windham, Conn., 

was born there 2 Sept. 1749, and married there, 1 Nov. 1770, 
Dorothy Burnam. 

Children, both born in Windham : 

i. Lucy,^ b. 27 Feb. 1771. 
ii. Eunice, b. 22 Aug. 1773. 

19. Roswell'' Parish ( William,^ William,'^ JoJiri^) was born in "Windham, 

Conn., 2 Oct. 1752. He served in Caj)t. Gallup's company, 10th 
Continental regiment. He was at New York from 16 Apr; 1776 
to the close of the year, taking part in the Battle of Long Island 
27 Aug. Corporal at the disbandment of the regiment 31 Dec. 
1776. Served in the 1st regiment, Continental Line, formation of 
1777-81, Jedidiah Huntington colonel, being discharged 4 Jan. 
1778, term one year. He saw further service in Capt. Robinson's 
company, Col. McLellan's regiment, arriving in. camp 13 July 1778 
with William and Oliver Parish. 

Children, both born in Preston, Conn. : 

i. EoswELL,* b. 18 Dec. 1779 ; m. 21 Jan. 1801, Ajvianda Tracy, b. in 

Preston 12 Oct. 1779, dau. of Edward, 
ii. Polly, b. 17 Aug. 1782. 

20. Abraham^ Parish (Zebulon,^ Isaac,^ John^), born in Windham, 

Conn., 30 Mar. 1772, died in Honeoye Falls, Monroe Co., N. Y. 
(previously called Lima and West Mendon), 18 Nov. 1844. He 
married, 10 Nov. 1799, Hannah Shaw, born in Goshen, N. Y,, 



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7 Dec. 1782, died 5 June 1829, (See Strong Genealogy.) 

Children : 
i. James Geeen,^ b. in Cauaudaigua, N. Y., 24 Sept. 1801. 
ii. LooMis, b. in Canandaigua 23 Oct. 1803. 
iii. Daniel, b. in Honeoye Falls, N. Y., 24 Apr. 1805. 
iv. Nathan, b. in Honeoye Falls 13 June 1807. 
V. Jasper, b. in Honeoye Falls 9 Mar. 1809. 
vi. Asa, b. in Honeoye Falls 4 Mar. 1811. 
vii. Roxalana, b. in Honeoye Falls 4 Feb. 1813. 
viii. AsRABLiM, b. 16 Dec. 1814. 
ix. Hannah, b. 20 Sept. 1816. 
X. Jacob Kimball, b. 16 Apr. 1818. 
xi. Tyler Morse, b. 14 May 1820. 
xii. Amos Wells, b. 24 June 1822. 
xiii. Adalina M., b. 29 Aug. 1824. 
xiv. Harris Franklin, b. 27 May 1827. 

Jesse* Parish {John^ Isaac,^ John}), born in Windham, Conn., 11 
Mar. 1761, married Althea Geer of Windham Co. 
Children, all born at Parish Hill, Windham : 

1. Orrin,* d. at Parish Hill. 

ii. Aaron, d. at Parish Hill 29 Mar. 1847, aged 49 ; m. Mary Downing 

of Hampton, Conn., who d. 23 Sept. 1884, aged 89. 

iii. John, d. in Hartford, Conn. ; m. Maria . 

iv. Artemesa, d. at Parish Hill ; m. Selden Blackman, b. m Andover, 

Conn. 
Y. Lydia, d. in Hartford, Conn. ; m. Elijah Bibbins. 
vi. Matilda, b. 6 Sept. 1795; d. in Scotland, Conn., 18 Mar. 1849; m. 

Warren B. Nichols of that place, b. in R. I. 12 Sept. 1798, d. in 

Worcester, Mass., 1 Nov. 1856. 
vii. Lora, d. in Hartford, Conn. ; m. Emery Downing of Chaplin, 

Conn., b. in Hampton, Conn., d. in Scotland, Conn. 

Archipptjs* Parish {Archippus,^ Isaac^ Jolin^), born in Mansfield, 
Conn., 27 Jan. 1773, married in Morristown, N. J., 12 Aug. 1806, 
Phebe Miller, daughter of John. 
Children : 

1. Gould P. ,5 b. m Wilkes Barre, Pa., 1 May 1822. 
ii. Charles, b. in Dundoff, Susquehanna Co., Pa., 27 Aug. 1826. 
Possibly others. 

RoswELL^ Parish {Lemuel,^ Samuel,^ Samuel,^ John}), born in 
Canterbury, Conn., 18 Oct. 1759, died there 6 Sept. 1807. He 
married first Mehitable Melody Harris (? of Ipswich), who 
died 10 Apr. 1790; and secondly, 1 Nov. 1791, Lucy Harris, 
who died 18 May 1813, daughter of Reuben and Lucy (Lamphere). 
He served four days in Capt. John Kingsley's company of Wind- 
ham at the Lexington alarm, Apr. 1775. He also served in Capt. 
Benjamin Bacon's comjiany, 21st regiment, John Douglass colonel, 
and took part in the operations around New York and in the Battle 
of White Plains, 28 Oct. 1776. 
Children by first wife : 

i. Erastus,6 b. 18 July 1783 ; d. in Providence, R. I., 26 Sept. 1847, 
aged 65 ; m. Annis Eldrkdge. 

ii. Mehitable, b. 7 Sept. 1784 ; m. William Bradford, b. 28 Sept. 
1783. 

iii. John Riley, b. 6 Oct. 1786 ; m. Olmstead ; removed to Co- 
lumbus, Ohio. 

iv. Sophia. 



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Children by second wife : 

V. AETEnnsiA, b. 5 Oct. 1792 ; m. 11 Apr. 1820, Ruel Park, b. 1 June 
1792, d. 30 Jan. 1862. 

vi. EoswELL, b. 1 Apr. 1795; d. 4 Feb. 186S ; m. 11 Oct. 1822, Desire 
SmxH, b. 10 Oct. 1803, d. 22 Sept. 1896, seveuth in descent from 
Richard of Smitbtown, L. I. 

vii. Julia, b. 28 Mar. 1797 ; d. 13 Oct. 1883. 

viii. Horatio Nelson, b. 1798; d. 1799. 

is. Lucy, b. 7 Jan. 1801 ; d. 14 Oct. 1837 ; m. 3 Sept. 1824, Jedbdiah 
Reed. 

X. Chester, b. 7 Aug. 1802; m. (1) 3 Sept. 1823, Lucy Bean of Gil- 
manton, N. H., b. 28 Dec. 1801, d. 13 Oct. 1837; m. (2) 4 Nov. 
1838, Miranda Forrest Chase, b. 1 Oct. 1813. 

xi. Evans, b. 25 Dec. 1806 ; d. in Mansfield, Conn., 15 Apr. 1885 ; m. (1) 
20 Feb. 1831, Eliza Phillips; m. (2) 18 May 1834, Sarah Ann 
Westcott; m. (3) 14 Apr. 1839, Elizabeth Waldo, b. in Canter- 
bury, Conn., 21 May 1802, d. in Mansfield 7 May 1886, and bur. 
witii lier husband at Canterbury. 



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